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Eurypterus quebecensis

Eurypterida - Eurypteridae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus quebecensis was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. remipes, E. remipes, E. remipes, E. tetragonophthamus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Eurypterus quebecensis Kjellesvig-Waering
2006Eurypterus quebecensis Tetlie p. 406

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
familyEurypteridaeBurmeister 1845
genusEurypterusDe Kay 1825
speciesquebecensisKjellesvig-Waering 1958

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Eurypterus quebecensis Kjellesvig-Waering 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Created: 2004-09-24 08:12:58
Modified: 2010-02-05 01:21:51
Source: o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available